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FYS 190B: The Value of Life in Latin America

The Guide to Library Research provides an introduction to the research process, including an overview of "Scholarly" and "Popular" Publications

Books

SOPHIA is the online library catalog at Agnes Scott College. You may search for specific books by title & author, or for books on a subject by keywords. SOPHIA is also used to find other library materials such as DVDs and journal titles (though not journal articles!).

Reference Books

Depending on your topic, you may want to venture into various areas of the Reference section, such as Latin American History or Literature. The Library of Congress Classification Outline provides an outline of the LC Call Number system.

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture
Reference F1406 .E53 1996 6 volumes

Encyclopedia of Latin American politics
Reference F1410 .E56 2002

A reference guide to Latin American history
Reference F1410 .R395 2000

The Greenwood encyclopedia of world popular culture
Reference HM621 .G74 2007 6 volumes

The Greenwood encyclopedia of women's issues worldwide
Reference HQ1115 .G74 2003 6 volumes

Women's roles and statuses the world over
Reference HQ1236 .H46 2006

Literary cultures of Latin America : a comparative history
Reference PQ7081.A1 L525 2004 3 volumes

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World Data Analysis

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Country Snapshots--maps and statistics
Country Comparisons--create tables and graphs comparing countries using recent and historical statistics
Ranked Statistics--compare economic or population measures or significant geographic features

For Film Research

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text

Many of these same sources are useful for researching film topics. Our Guide to Film Research includes electronic and print resources of interest.

One more very useful database

WorldCat

Worldcat can be used to find books & publications owned by libraries worldwide.

Does McCain Library have this journal? Is it full-text?

If the database you are searching does not include your journal or article, search the Journal/Article Locator.

This will tell you if we have your journal through any database. The journal/article locator will also tell you if we have a publication in our print or microfilm collections. If we don't own or have access to the publication, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan, or, check to see if another local library that you can visit owns it.

Other local libraries may have books in their collections on your topic. Try searching their catalogs for relevant materials.

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